Editing Thornhill, Cardiff

{{Short description|Community in Cardiff, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2017}}
{{infobox UK place
| official_name = Thornhill
| country                     = Wales
| welsh_name                  = Draenen Pen-y-graig
| constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Cardiff West (Senedd constituency)|Cardiff North]]
| coordinates                 = {{coord|51.5386|-3.1911|display=inline,title}}
| unitary_wales               = [[Cardiff]]
| lieutenancy_wales           = [[Cardiff]]
| constituency_westminster    = [[Cardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)|Cardiff North]]
| post_town                   = CARDIFF
| postcode_district           = CF14
| postcode_area               = CF
| dial_code                   = +44-29
| os_grid_reference           = ST17478283
| population                  = 6,300
| static_image_name           = New House Hotel-eograph-2941488-by-Gareth-James.jpg
| static_image_caption        = [[New House Hotel]], Thornhill
| module= [[File:2024 Wales Cardiff Community Thornhill map.svg|240px]]<br />Map of the community
}}
'''Thornhill''' ({{langx|cy|Draenen Pen-y-graig}}; meaning ''draen'' thorn + ''-en'' one + ''pen'' top + 'y' the + ''craig'' rock [mutated to 'graig']) is a [[Community (Wales)|community]] in the north of the [[city]] of [[Cardiff]], Wales. It lies south of [[Caerphilly]].

==Description==

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It is a relatively modern area with housing stock dating mainly from the late 1980s and beyond. The area has a centralised precinct providing services, comprising a community centre (Thornhill Church Centre), a [[Sainsbury's]] [[supermarket]], with an integral Post Office and Pharmacy; and the North Cardiff Medical Centre.

There are three [[public house]]s located in Thornhill: the Old Cottage, Pendragon, and the Ffynnon Wen. Though on Thornhill Road, The Traveller's Rest to the north is on [[Caerphilly Mountain]] and in [[Caerphilly]] based on its postcode and council locale.

[[Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium|Thornhill Cemetery]] is a major cemetery located adjacent to Thornhill, in Rhiwbina. Thornhill crematorium was built on this site during the 1950s as a dedicated crematorium. This differs from the crematorium that was set up in nearby [[Glyntaff]]; this in contrast was a chapel that was originally used for traditional burials and modified to serve as a crematorium.

Most of Thornhill's residential development took place during the 1990s. Cardiff Council originally planned Thornhill as "The Villages of Thornhill"; with clusters of houses interspersed by large "green" areas. These green areas were short lived as rapid housing development resulted in homes being built in areas adjoining the "Villages".

Thornhill also houses a few tucked away historical sites including the remains of a castle situated close to the Caerphilly/Thornhill border known as [[Castell Morgraig]].

==Transport==

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Thornhill is served by [[Lisvane and Thornhill railway station]] which replaced [[Cefn Onn Halt railway station]] which closed in 1986.

Thornhill is served by [[bus]] services operated by [[Cardiff Bus]]. The 27 and 28 service runs through Thornhill and terminates at the [[Cardiff Central bus station|Central Bus Station]] at regular intervals. [[Adventure Travel]] operates its C8 services, running from [[Taff's Well]] to [[Cardiff Bay]], via Thornhill and Cardiff city centre. [[Stagecoach South Wales|Stagecoach]] service 25 follows a route along Thornhill road on its way to the [[University Hospital of Wales]] and Cardiff City Centre. This service replaced the A and B services in 2017. Stagecoach Wales have operated the 86 service since 1 April 2019 after Cardiff Bus withdrew from the route. Cardiff Council tendered for a new operator for two years after designating the 86 service as one of several new 'socially necessary' routes in Cardiff.

The [[M4 motorway]] passes Thornhill between junctions 30 and 32 (but there is no Junction 31).<ref>Dic Mortimer, [https://books.google.com/books?id=_pkFBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT270 Cardiff: The Biography], Amberley Publishing (2014), page 270. {{ISBN|978-1-445-642512}}.</ref>

==Education==
The area is served by Thornhill Primary School. The nearest secondary school is [[Llanishen High School]]. Welsh medium education is provided most locally at Ysgol Y Wern in nearby Llanishen and [[Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf]] in Llandaf North.

==Government==
Thornhill falls into the [[Llanishen (electoral ward)|Llanishen Ward]] on the [[City of Cardiff Council]]. In 2016 Thornhill became one of four new [[Community (Wales)|communities]] in Cardiff,<ref>Ruth Mosalski (23 March 2015) [http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/no-longer-housebuyers-able-mock-8904563 "No longer will housebuyers be able to mock estate agents... Pontcanna is set to be one of four city 'areas' given official status"], ''Wales Online''. Retrieved 8 April 2017.</ref> having previously been part of the [[Llanishen]] community.<ref>{{cite book|title=The City and County of Cardiff (Communities) Order – 2016 No. 1155 (W. 277)|date=2016|publisher=Welsh Statutory Instruments|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/1155/pdfs/wsi_20161155_mi.pdf|accessdate=9 April 2017}}</ref> There is no [[community council]] for the area.

==Notable people==
* [[Axel Rudakubana]], murder suspect in the [[2024 Southport stabbing|2024 Southport stabbings]], born and raised in Thornhill.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-19|title=Axel Rudakubana, the former Welsh resident who murdered three people in Southport|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/20/axel-rudakubana-a-ticking-timebomb-who-murdered-three-girls-in-southport|access-date=2025-01-24|website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Thornhill, Cardiff}}
*[http://www.urban75.org/photos/wales/cefn_onn.html Cefn Onn Halt station]

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